The Alien & Ellen Ripley Come to Dead by Daylight on August 29th!

As promised by the teaser announcement last week, Behavior Interactive have given us the details regarding the upcoming Alien chapter for their asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight. The ‘Survivor’ for the chapter has been revealed as Ellen Ripley, as most expected. Though Ripley does have voice lines, it does not appear that Sigourney Weaver lent her voice or likeness to the character for this release. A Nostromo map will also be added to the game with this chapter.

A new trailer for the upcoming chapter has also been released, check it out below!

The trailer shows Ripley awakening from her hypersleep pod, right into another nightmare. The Nostromo has remanifested after its destruction, now crashed onto the surface of LV-426 within the ‘Entity’s Realm,’ the ethereal alternate dimension where survivors and killers are transported to in the world of Dead by Daylight. The Derelict ship looms in the background and Jonesy the cat is featured as well.

Dead by Daylight features powers, perks, and add-ons that affect the dynamics of a match. As part of their recent patch notes for the Alien chapter, Behavior Interactive has detailed these abilities for both characters, as well as given us a description for the Nostromo map:

New Killer – The Xenomorph

Killer Power
Hidden Pursuit

A series of tunnels become available on the map when the Xenomorph is in play. By accessing a Control Station, it can enter these tunnels to quickly move around the map, detect the presence of nearby Survivors, and speed up the cooldown time of its Runner Mode ability. Exiting a Control Station tags nearby Survivors with Killer Instinct.

Special Ability: Runner Mode

The Xenomorph enters Runner Mode automatically when not on cooldown. In Runner Mode, the Xenomorph walks on four legs and becomes stealthier, reducing its Terror Radius. While in Runner Mode the Xenomorph also has access to a brutal Tail Attack.

Map Feature: Control Stations

Seven Control Stations are scattered across the map. Survivors can interact with these stations to get a Remote Flame Turret, while the Xenomorph can enter and exit the tunnels underneath the Control Stations.

Special Item: Remote Flame Turret

Turrets can be placed in the map to counteract the Xenomorph. When the Xenomorph enters the radius and line of sight of a Turret, the Turret attacks; this attack staggers the Xenomorph and will cause Runner Mode to end. If a Turret successfully knocks the Xenomorph out of Runner Mode or fires for too long, it overheats, and must be repaired by a Survivor. The Xenomorph can attack Turrets to destroy them.

Perks
Ultimate Weapon
When you open a locker, this perk activates for 30 seconds. Survivors entering your Terror Radius scream and reveal their position and gain Blindness for 30 seconds. This perk then goes on cooldown for 40/35/30 seconds.

Rapid Brutality
You can no longer gain Bloodlust. Hitting a Survivor with a basic attack gives you 5% haste for 8/9/10 seconds.

Alien Instinct
This perk activates when you hook a Survivor. You see the aura of the farthest injured Survivor for 5 seconds and that Survivor is oblivious for 16/18/20 seconds.

New Survivor – Ellen Ripley

Perks
Lucky Star
When you hide in a locker, this perk activates. You leave no pools of blood and make no grunts of pain for 10 seconds. When you exit the locker, you see other survivors and the closest generator’s aura in yellow for 10 seconds. This perk then goes on cooldown for 40/35/30 seconds.

Chemical Trap
After completing 70%/60%/50% progress on any generator, this perk activates. While standing next to a dropped pallet, press the Active Ability Button 2 to install a Trap, which stays active for 100/110/120 seconds. The aura of trapped pallets are revealed in yellow to all Survivors. When the Killer performs the break action on the trapped pallet, the trap explodes, and they are slowed by 50% for 4 seconds.

Light Footed
When you are healthy, this perk activates. Your running footsteps are silent. This perk goes on cool-down for 28/24/20 seconds after doing a rushed action.

New Map – Nostromo Wreckage

Explore the mysterious crash site of the iconic Nostromo. Visit landmarks familiar to the fans of the Alien franchise, in a unique setting where you will find yourself chased in and out of the ship. Run the Killer around the shuttle that brought Ripley to the world of the Entity. Navigate through the alien landscape, and you may yet escape from the remains of the wrecks.

Before a new chapter launches for DBD, a public test build (PTB) becomes active for a few weeks to see if any last minute balance tweaks are needed. If you own the game on PC, you can play as the Xenomorph and Ellen Ripley right now! Access the PTB by enabling the Beta version of the game within your Steam options. We’ll be streaming some of the game before long to check out this chapter.

Another big feature of Dead by Daylight is its selection of cosmetic options for its characters. After the chapter officially launches on August 29th, it’s likely we’ll get alternate skins for both Ripley and the Alien.

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UPDATE

A roadmap for upcoming content through August has been posted, showing that the ‘Alien Collection’ skin pack will be available when the chapter officially launches.